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Popular UPSC teacher Avadh Ojha joins AAP ahead of Delhi polls | UN force should be deployed, PM Modi must intervene: Mamata Banerjee on Bangladesh unrest | Adani issue exposes cracks in INDIA bloc as TMC skips key Opposition meet in Delhi | 'People feel I should be CM': 'Common man' Eknath Shinde's strong pitch for top post in Maharashtra | Ex-BCCI Secretary Jay Shah takes charge as ICC chair today | 5 killed, several injured as bus plunges into Teesta River on Bengal-Sikkim border | Delhi: Man throws liquid on Arvind Kejriwal, detained | Days after jailing Chinmoy Krishna Das, another Hindu priest arrested in Bangladesh | Anti-national activities exposed?': BJP slams TMC after husband of Mamata's leader arrested with dangerous nuclear materials | Cyclone Fengal: Chennai experiences heavy rainfall and waterlogging, airport shut down temporarily

Tibetan exile leader urges China not to choose new Dalai Lama

Mar 27, 2023, at 10:30 pm

Lhasa: The president of the Tibetan government-in-exile has warned China that it should not interfere in selecting the successor to spiritual leader Dalai Lama.

Chinese IPPs circular debt: Outstanding amount of Pakistan rises to Rs350bn: Reports

Mar 27, 2023, at 04:09 am

The current outstanding payment on account of circular debt for Chinese Independent Power Producers (IPPs) has spiked to touch  Rs350 billion.

Honduras severs diplomatic ties with Taiwan, finds ally in China

Mar 26, 2023, at 10:31 pm

Beijing: Honduras has ended its ties with Taiwan and formalised its diplomatic relationship with Beijing, giving a blow to the self-ruled island.

Zambia facing Chinese debt trap: Report

Mar 25, 2023, at 06:08 am

Lusaka: Zambia, the African nation, is facing an unsustainable debt burden and debt servicing, media reports said.

Chinese Embassy warns citizens against travelling outside CAR capital Bangui after killing of nine nationals

Mar 22, 2023, at 04:55 pm

Beijing: The Chinese Embassy in the Central African Republic has asked citizens to avoid travelling outside Bangui city after nine nationals were killed during an attack by militants at a goldmine.

New Zealand decides to ban TikTok on devices linked to parliament

Mar 17, 2023, at 10:07 pm

Wellington: New Zealand has decided to ban the Chinese conglomerate-owned popular social media app TikTok on all devices with access to its parliament by the end of this month.

China to reopen borders to foreign tourists for first time since COVID-19 outbreak in 2020

Mar 14, 2023, at 09:05 pm

Beijing: China, a nation that was hit hard by COVID-19, has decided to issue visas to foreign tourists for the first time since the pandemic broke out three years ago.

US spy agency sees China will exert more pressure on Taiwan during Xi's third term

Mar 13, 2023, at 02:51 am

Taipei: A report released by a US intelligence community has said Beijing will continue to press Taiwan on unification and try to undercut US influence in the region as Chinese leader Xi Jinping begins his third term as the President of the country.

Tibetans protest in Vienna to mark National Uprising Day

Mar 13, 2023, at 02:23 am

Vienna: Tibetans marked the National Uprising Day in Vienna city of Austria on Friday by protesting  in front of Chinese Embassy against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), media reports said on Saturday.

Taiwan tracks 7 Chinese military aircraft around nation: Reports

Mar 11, 2023, at 04:27 am

Taipei: Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense (MND) has said it tracked seven Chinese military aircraft and three naval vessels around Taiwan between 6 am on Tuesday (March 7) and 6 am on Wednesday (March 8), media reports said.

Xi Jinping re-elected as China's president for third term

Mar 10, 2023, at 04:01 pm

Beijing: The Chinese National People's Congress — the country's supreme state authority — on Friday unanimously reelected Xi Jinping as the president of China for a third five-year term, according to the voting results.

U.S. 'Indo-Pacific Strategy' seeks to form exclusive blocs to stir up confrontation: Chinese FM

Mar 07, 2023, at 10:49 pm

Beijing: The U.S. 'Indo-Pacific Strategy' seeks to gang up to form exclusive blocs, stir up confrontation, and undermine regional integration, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang said Tuesday.

Australian space industry warns about possible Chinese satellite surveillance

Mar 07, 2023, at 08:38 pm

Canberra: Australia's space industry has warned about China's increasing surveillance activities.

Pakistani authorities deploy 1,500 cops to ensure security of Chinese nationals working in KP projects

Mar 06, 2023, at 11:58 pm

Pakistani authorities have deployed 1500 policemen belonging to the Special Security Unit to provide security to  Chinese nationals working on different projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, media reports said on Monday.

China to increase defence budget by 7.2 pct

Mar 06, 2023, at 12:24 am

Beijing: China on Sunday announced the draft budget where the country said it will increase the annual defence budget by 7.2 percent.

Hong Kong demands probe as protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' played instead of Chinese national anthem during sports event

Mar 05, 2023, at 01:32 am

Sarajevo: Pro-democracy protest song 'Glory to Hong Kong' was recently played during a sports event in Bosnia and Herzegovina, instead of China's official 'March of the Volunteers' anthem.

China: Health experts issue alert as seasonal influenza cases spike

Mar 05, 2023, at 01:28 am

Beijing: The recent COVID-19 surge is slowly waning in China but the country is currently witnessing a spike in seasonal influenza cases.

China demands US stops all military contact with Taiwan: Defense Ministry

Mar 05, 2023, at 01:09 am

Beijing: China demands that the United States stop all military contact with Taiwan and stop arms sales to the island, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Tan Kefei said.

Dozens demonstrate outside 'Chinese police station' in NYC over alleged spying

Mar 01, 2023, at 05:58 pm

New York: A large number of people demonstrated outside a Chinatown building in New York, housing a foreign police station that is accused of harassing and spying on Chinese nationals in the city, media reports said.

Chinese fighter jet intercepts US aircraft over the South China Sea: Report

Feb 26, 2023, at 06:49 pm

A Chinese J-11 fighter jet, equipped with air-to-air missiles, intercepted a US patrol aircraft near the Paracel Islands over the South China Sea, according to media reports.

Emmanuel Macron to visit China in early April to discuss Ukraine crisis

Feb 26, 2023, at 02:20 pm

Paris/UNI: French President Emmanuel Macron said that he would go to China in early April to discuss the Ukrainian crisis and urge Beijing to put pressure on Moscow on the back of a newly-released Chinese peace plan for Kyiv.

Do you miss kissing your long-distance partner then check out this Chinese-invented machine today

Feb 25, 2023, at 08:59 pm

Beijing: Are you missing your partner who stays far away and feels like kissing her now? Don't worry as a Chinese university has invented a remote kissing device by keeping distressed lovers in mind.

China: Death toll in mine collapse touches six, 47 still missing

Feb 25, 2023, at 05:21 am

Beijing: The death toll due to the mine collapse in China's northern Inner Mongolia region has touched six.

Japanese citizen sentenced to 12 years in China over possible espionage: Reports

Feb 24, 2023, at 10:37 pm

Tokyo/Beijing: A Japanese citizen, detained by the Chinese security forces four years ago, has been sentenced to 12 years for espionage, the NHK broadcaster reported on Friday, citing government sources.

Taiwan displays growing clout with its top diplomat's United States visit

Feb 24, 2023, at 05:28 am

Taipei/IBNS: With the first publicized visit of the Taiwanese foreign minister to Washington since the United States switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979, Taiwan has scored a major diplomatic breakthrough.

Taiwan, US to keep strengthening military ties: Taiwanese President

Feb 21, 2023, at 10:22 pm

Beijing: Taiwan and the United States will continue to expand their military ties, with the island also planning to increase cooperation with other partners to tackle numerous global challenges, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday.

China trying to interfere in Canada’s democracy for years, Justin Trudeau claims

Feb 21, 2023, at 04:37 am

Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said China is trying to interfere in the country's democracy for years.

China’s Wang Yi says Washington should ‘repair damage’ caused by balloon incident

Feb 20, 2023, at 01:02 am

Beijing: China's Central Foreign Affairs Office Director Wang Yi has called on Washington to change the direction of bilateral relations that have been affected by the Chinese balloon incident, according to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Pakistan: PIA announces discount for students traveling to China

Feb 19, 2023, at 11:33 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will give a 27-percent discount to students traveling to China to pursue academic degrees, an official with the PIA has said.

Nepal’s Damak Industrial Park, which was under China’s BRI, now facing local agitation

Feb 13, 2023, at 05:14 pm

Jhapa: China has stalled the construction of Damak Industrial Park in Jhapa for a long period of time now.